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My brain is rather weak, I suppose, but this concept, judged against rather recent history, leaves me confused and grasping for air.
The Justices of the Supreme Court which the "conservatives" revere, as representing "small government," are the ones that have interjected themselves into the personal lives of all American citizens.
The conservatives are the ones wanting to determine when life begins, and when it should end, whether by natural causes, or mandated by the state.
The conservatives are the ones wanting to deny, by the power of the federal government, the ability of doctors to administer medicines that will improve or prolong their patients' lives.
The conservatives are the ones that want to deny a certain class of people of the right to share their lives with those of their choice.
So-called conservatives on the Supreme Court are the worst. Maybe Clarence Thomas isn't quite as bad as the worst, because he is at least in favor of adults being allowed to view pornography, but he is still pretty bad.
Thomas and his amigos hate the American people. They rule against the people every time (when it doesn't involve porn).
The cops can pull you over for any reason. Or for no reason at all.
They can bust into your home and tear the place apart. And find nothing. Yet, you have no recourse. That's okay.
They can come in blazing, and kill your grandma.
That's okay, because the conservative majority on the Supreme Court says they were only trying to stamp out the marijuana trade.
If the state makes a boo-boo that kills your grandmother, that's okay. But if the state finds a cannabis seed in your upholstery, they can confiscate your business.
Maybe liberals should reclaim the term "conservative" from the haters and paranoids. I'm a liberal but I'm also "conservative," as in get the government out of my personal business.
I hate the self-proclaimed conservatives, that don't know what "conservative" means, that claim to believe in conservative politics that want to throw everybody in jail, except for the real criminals.
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